i would like ar more cos we can train up our heros... chosing ap will only lead us to one hero only..

n pros play ap cos they wan challenge.. not to say ar is not serious but some really dunno wad to use so ar lar...

btw... 6th version maps are hero balanced.. so if u get all str hero doesnt mean u already won...

ar in casual
ap in serious games

-ar
more balance

I will support AP

AP will make yourself know very well about that particular hero you are using. It also enable you try out different type of item combinations and know deep well the effect of each combination.

No doubt AR can let you know the characteristics of each hero a bit. However, there are 90 heros out there right now. It is quite impossible for you to master each one with different items combination.

Most probably, neither you are newbie or Pro but "half past six" in terms of using the heros

play ap i also type -random so play ar better

Why impossible? You just need to play more

I can state with certainty I can use over 80% of total heroes effectively. The main difference between heroes are the skills and attack speed/animation. The main skills a dota player needs is farming, being aware and teamwork. A good team can find synergies between the most random heroes. Thus, in a situation where i don't get the hero i'm best with, I can still contribute with whatever I have, since i'll have tried it at least a few times with AR.

Most heroes have pretty much similar playstyles....Go in, use skills and kill, run or die. The exceptions would be like invoker, techies or chen, where the ability to micro creeps or mine effectively makes a big difference. That's when i play AP, to try out a particular new build or playstyle. That, however would be a very rare situation, since AR gives me all heroes sooner or later where I can try it out. And there's always -repick if i get a hero I totally hate. Quite hard for me to get bored of a hero though.

AP is good for team playing. That's where the team gets to test out team based playstyles/builds with heroes that would be too hard to get on AR. At higher levels, that's what the whole game is about - teamwork. Individual skill isn't going to be worth crap without teamwork.

And for those who say AR gives imba heroes, remember that either team has the same chance to get imba heroes. And every hero is imba with the right teamwork and playing style.

i voted for ar games
dats more fun
u;ll get heroes dat u rarely used before this

-ar sucks !

i vote AR lah.. duno what hero to choose in AP

u can try out -sd mode
it is between ar and ap

agree for the statement above!!

AR is more on changes flexible the use many kinds of hero depend on situation to make changes!!!
mostly pro are playing ar for traning

AP for tournament using is normal pick not ap so won't be able to choose the hero from another site!

The only time when AR suck is when the player suck.

So do blame the hero if u can not use it well enuf.

AR = Pro

ar = pro

ap = imba if your opponent take troll luna fv hwo? the game sure gg u no nid play lo

all hero are the same la...
depends on the player.. hehehehe

hey are u sure... then i will choose CM, zeus, lina, lion... see who gg who 1st.

ar is more balanced...ap mainly u will use the hero u play best..no fun in that..

both are good modes.

in tournaments, it's about ap mostly and banning heroes that you may not be using from ur team and the opponent team.


AP shows that you had the best heroes your better at.

AR shows mostly about the experience and skills u had with 89 heroes currently.


hands down to training and efforts dude

wtf la...ar for noobs?? pui pui !!!
for me...ap for NOOBS...when lose..no ppl will give those noob reason la..if like that...call him or her go die and dont play dota...

if you like to play ap..means you are not familiar wit all the hero..although wcg is almost all ap game la...but how is in outside game's competition..if u familiar with ap game, suddenly came out a clan match with ar game..how??
izzit wait die??

just like he said